YHFE leader conference wins praise
Jenny Heinzen York -- Furniture Today, March 2, 2003
Greensboro, N.C. — Over 80 industry leaders gathered here last month for intensive training based on Stephen Covey's "The Four Roles of Leadership," part of a three-day event hosted by Young Home Furnishings Executives and Women in the Home Industries Today.
The first day was a "Day of Learning" for WithIt members, focusing on marketing to Generation X consumers. The leadership seminar followed.
"One of our goals is to provide members with opportunities for professional development," said Erick Ellsweig, president of YHFE. "The leadership conference surpassed our expectations. Feedback from members and sponsors was very positive. We will continue to sponsor these industrywide events."
The four facets of leadership the training focused on were pathfinding, aligning, empowering and modeling.
"The leadership conference was great because it gave me time to really focus on improving my management and leadership skills," said Skipper Holliman, vice president of marketing for Lane. "The main thing that I took from it was to spend less time on all the daily issues that always come up, and focus more time and effort on setting direction for the people I work with each day ... then getting out of the way and letting them do their jobs."
The event was sponsored by Microfibres, Sealy, Culp, Henredon, Anthem Leather, Euroleather, Valdese Weavers, Thomasville, Klaussner, Furniture Brands International, Covington, Quaker Fabric, Joan Fabrics, Universal Leather, Stanley, Berkline/BenchCraft, Wolf Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Lane, Leggett & Platt, Hooker, Richloom, Ethan Allen, Scott Insurance, Cory Home Delivery, Fairchild Publications, Norwalk Furniture and Julius M. Feinblum Real Estate.
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